RAVENSWOOD - A morning traffic stop March 11 near Ravenswood netted some five pounds of marijuana, $796 in cash and resulted in the arrest of a Michigan man.Ravenswood Police officers stopped a Buick Enclave bearing Michigan registration at around 10 a.m. on Route 33 for an improper license bracket display. Upon interacting with the driver, identified as Christopher R. Cotton, 28, of Saginaw, MI, the patrol officer allegedly smelled the odor of raw marijuana [...]
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Traffic stop nets marijuana, cash
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Ripley man nabbed for delivery of meth
RIPLEY - A Ripley man faces charges of delivery of a controlled substance-methamphetamine, following a Jackson County Bureau of Investigation (JCBI) investigation.Marshall D. Simmons, 32, remain lodged in the South Central Regional Jail in lieu of $15,000 bond on two felony counts of alleged delivery of meth, following his arrest on March 15. Simmons allegedly had been selling and distributing meth in the Ripley area, according to information that spurred the [...]
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Trial date set for Taylor
RIPLEY - A trial date has ben set in the case of a Cottageville man accused of exual assualt and first degree murder ina death of a 10-mon-old toddler last October.Benjamin R. Taylor, 32, will go on trial in Jackson Circuit Court on August 8 for his alleged role in the death of Emmaleigh Elizabeth Barringer, after the child was violently sexually and physically assualted in the basement of her mother’s apartment.In a related [...]
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Ravenswood traffic stop nets $15,000 in crystal meth
RAVENSWOOD - A Saturday night traffic stop by officers of the Ravenswood Criminal Interdiction Team led to the arrest of a Columbus, OH man and the seizure of some $15,000 in crystal meth.Officers stopped a Volkswagen Jetta bearing New Jersey registration after the vehicle made an improper turn onto US 33 East at around 8:17 p.m.The driver, Marvin E. Mayfield, 52, of Columbus, OH, admitted his driver’s license was suspended in Ohio [...]
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Man is charged after 'Molotov cocktail' found
RAVENSWOOD - A Ravenswood man faces charges after he allegedly threatened to burn down his grandmother’s house and an incendiary device was found hidden at her Sand Street residence on Saturday.Jeremy K. Lore, 36, has been charged with felony illegal possession/manufacture of an explosive or incendiary device and misdemeanor domestic assault, following his arrest by Ravenswood Police officers.During an altercation at the residence [...]
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Businesses warned not to fall for new 'police' phone scam
CHARLESTON - Businesses in West Virginia are being warned of a new telephone scam, which is currently targeting offices throughout the US.The scam involves a business receiving a call from a person (usually a male) claiming to be a local police officer. He begins by asking for a company director by name and then asks a series of questions about whether or not there have been any problems with anti-social behaviour in the [...]
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Sandyville man faces kidnapping and other charges
SANDYVILLE - A Sandyville man faces multiple charges including kidnapping, daytime burglary and felony fleeing in a vehicle, following a domestic incident on Turkey Fork Road that culminated with a high speed chase on April 21.Jacob L. Wilson, 38, of Sandyville, remains lodged in the South Centeral Regional in lieu of $75,000, following arrest at the conclusion of a chase by lawmen that exceeded 100 mph.Jackson County 911 received a call [...]
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Traffic stop nabs California man, heroin
RAVENSWOOD - A California man faces charges of possession of a controlled substance with intent to deliver, after his arrest in a traffic stop and the seizure of some 4.5 ounces of heroin.Members of the Ravenswood Crime Interdiction Team stopped an Acura TL Monday at around 2:51 p.m., south of Ravenswood, for suspicious activity, defective equipment and a moving violation.The driver, Victor M. Najera, Jr., 20, of El Cajon, CA, and a male [...]
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Wind-fanned flames engulf vehicles, shed, barn, portion of mobile home off Old Stone Ridge Road
Firefighters from all five county departments respond to battle blaze
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Ripley woman faces wanton endangerment charge after shots fired
RIPLEY - A Ripley woman faces felony wanton endangerment charges involving a firearm after allegedly firing shots toward neighbors early on the morning of May 18.Deputy Sheriff Gary Baldwin and Ripley Police Patrolman Kevin Luquez and Cpl. Jamie Hart responded to a First Avenue residence at 1:08 a.m. on May 18, regarding a report of shots fired.Upon arrival, the officers discovered Nancy A. Casto, AKA Nancy Redman, 56, in the [...]
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Sandyville man faces attempted robbery charge
RAVENSWOOD – A Sandyville man faces felony charges, after he allegedly told Speedway employees in Ravenswood Wednesday afternoon that he was going to rob them armed with a nine-inch knife.Denzil L. Prunty, 47, of Sandyville, allegedly entered the store and opened and bgan drinking a 24-ounce can of beer. When confronted by store employees, Prunty allegedly told them they better call the police because he was going to rob the place. Prunty had a nine- [...]
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Three charged, one sought for theft and burning of car
RAVENSWOOD - Three individuals have been arrested and one is still sought for conspiring to steal and burn a car off Claylick Road.Ravenswood Police Sgt. J.B. Thompson and Patrolman S.C. Fisher received an anonymous tip about a stolen vehicle that ahd been burned on property belonging to Tyler Delong off Claylick Road, Ravenswood. The vehicle was a yellow 2000 Hyundai Tiburon reported stolen by Mia Bryan on April 22. The [...]
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Ravenswood man nabbed with 'ice'
RAVENSWOOD - A Ravenswood man faces felony charges of possession with intent to deliver a controlled substance (ice), following his arrest May 27. Robert Logan Gorman, 26, of Ravenswood, was subsequently arrested after a search warrant served on his apartment disclosed items used in the illegal distribution of narcotics. Gorman was located at The Landing at around 10:30 p.m. on May 27 by Ravenswood Police Patrolman S.C, [...]
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Panel addresses drug problem
The Jackson County Anti-Drug Coalition hosted a screening of the Netflix documentary Heroin(e) Friday, followed by a panel discussion on the topic of the drug epidemic plaguing West Virginia.The film chronicles the drug problem in Huntington, a community seeing overdoses at 10 times the national rate, and the people who are helping those afflicted. The director, Elaine McMillion Sheldon, featured individuals who have made it their mission to help people hooked on heroin and other [...]
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Two men arrested for robbery, assault
Two men were arrested and jailed last week for assaulting a man they said raped a friend of theirs.Nathan Williams, 24, 413 Eighth St., Parkersburg, and Jonathan Carl Forshey, 27, 410 Washington St., Apt. 5, Ravenswood, were charged with robbery and assault during the commission of a felony. They were arraigned by Magistrate Teresa Robinson and incarcerated on $10,000 bond each.According to a criminal complaint filed by Cpl. H.M. Parsons of the Ravenswood Police [...]
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Tennessee man arrested for breaking into Jackson County pipeline office
A Tennessee man was charged with breaking and entering and grand larceny for allegedly breaking into a pipeline office in Ripley and stealing electronics, police said.Michael Allen Dixon, 29, 261 Rossway Lane, Stantonville, Tenn., was was arraigned Tuesday by Magistrate Jacqueline Casto on the two felony charges and incarcerated in South Central Regional Jail in lieu of $60,000 bond, according to a criminal complaint filed by Detective Sgt. M.E. Cullen of the Jackson County [...]
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Kenna man arrested for shooting neighbor's house
A Kenna man has been arrested and charged with wanton endangerment after allegedly shooting a neighbor’s residence at least seven times, police said.Donald L. McCune, 75, 1038 Watts Chapel Road, Kenna, was charged with seven felony counts of wanton endangerment, one for each round fired, according to a criminal complaint filed in Jackson County Magistrate Court. He was arraigned by Magistrate Jacqueline R. Casto, who set bond at $700,000. McCune was incarcerated in South [...]
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Former church pastor arrested for soliciting a minor
By Roger AdkinsEditor A Roane County man and former pastor of a Ripley Church has been arrested for allegedly soliciting a minor, police said.Douglas Edward Harper, 39, of Gandeville, was being sought on a charge of solicitation of a minor by use of an electronic device, according to a press release from the West Virginia State Police. He was being arraigned in Jackson County Magistrate Court at press time.State Police allege Harper, [...]
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Man arrested for felony escape
An Evans man has been charged with escape after he allegedly attempted to flee from police officers conducting a home confinement check.Burton James Garnes, 37, 340 Straight St., Evans, was charged with a felony count of escape. He was arraigned by Magistrate Jacqueline Casto, who set bond at $25,000. Garnes was incarcerated at South Central Regional Jail.Around 3:45 a.m. on Friday, Jackson County Sheriff’s Deputy B.A. DeWees and Deputy J.T. Hurt, along with [...]
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Ripley man arrested for fracturing skull of 2-month-old daughter
A Ripley man was arrested Tuesday for allegedly slamming his 2-month-old daughter into a swing and throwing her onto furniture causing multiple "severe and brutal" head traumas, according to court documents.Dylan Joel Ray, 21, 106 Highlawn Drive, Ripley, was allegedly frustrated because of the girl's crying and screaming and acted in an attempt to quiet her, according to documents filed in Jackson County Magistrate Court.Jackson County Sheriff Tony Boggs said Ray was [...]
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